Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 08:30 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Bozhidar Kraev 16' Y

Nicolas Milanovic 88' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Alex King

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–2	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	4–1	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–0	W
16 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	3–3	D
31 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–4	L
08 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–0	W
01 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#6	Position	#9
5	Points	3
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
6	Scored	5
4	Conceded	6
+2	GD	-1
1.25	PPG	0.75
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at CommBank Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Clarismario is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
15' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Bozhidar Kraev argues furiously but the card stands.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Zac Sapsford has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 208 appearances.
31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' Against the run of play, Nishan Velupillay has scored! This game has turned on its head.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
41' GOAL! Reno Piscopo fires home to make it 0-2!
44' GOAL! Bozhidar Kraev scores on 44. Assisted by Jack Clisby
46' Kasey Bos makes way for Adama Traore at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 208 games and scored 315 goals.
61' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Jack Clisby is withdrawn and Alex Gersbach gets his opportunity.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arthur Diles might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Bruno Fornaroli is replaced by Nikolaos Vergos.
76' Brandon Borrello adds to his 2 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
81' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
86' Mata is replacing Oscar Priestman for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
87' Nicolas Milanovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
88' Nicolas Milanovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
90' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Brandon Borrello trudges off to be replaced by Jarrod Carluccio on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 90'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Alex Gersbach 61'
23
Bozhidar Kraev
25
Joshua Brillante
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman ↓ Mata 86'
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 61'
21
Aydan Hammond ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 46'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 86'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 61'
3
Alex Gersbach ↑ 61'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 90'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↑ 46'

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Brendan Hamill
21
Roderick Miranda
7
Daniel Arzani ↓ Zinedine Machach 61'
1
Mitch Langerak
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 73'
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Clarismario 61'
6
Ryan Teague
22
Joshua Rawlins
17
Nishan Velupillay
14
Jordi Valadon
28
Kasey Bos ↓ Adama Traore 46'

Bench

Coach Arthur Diles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Ola Toivonen	4
Marcus Antonsson	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-03-08 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-01 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.52 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC62% Draw20% Melbourne Victory FC18%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

38%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC46% Draw37% Melbourne Victory FC17%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

4 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.